Third Army

Author: Zhang Luozhi
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The content of this book: The drizzle falls gently. At dusk, the chirping of cicadas becomes sparse, whispering to each other about the departure of summer, conveying an indescribable sense of melancholy. Although tomorrow might be even hotter, the cicadas don’t know that a very thin middle-aged man has taken his dinner and is now strolling near his home. When passing by Fumin Middle School, he stops, because he hears a faint, ethereal, and floating melody. The lyrics are naturally indistinct, but the melody has never been heard before—it’s like a gentle autumn breeze caressing the leaves of a row of white poplar trees, lulling them to sleep like a lullaby. Suddenly, the poplar trees refuse to sleep like this, emitting the "cracking" sound of corn and sorghum growing in the fields as they stretch their stalks. But in an instant, it becomes calm again, so calm that it evokes a sense of sorrow and wistfulness.